India, May 27 -- At the 79th Cannes Film Festival, filmmaker Manisha K Makwana's Gudgudi was showcased at the Short Film Corner. In a chat with HT City, the director opens up about the project and how working with Raj & DK for The Family Man and Farzi served as a learning experience:

I think I had been carrying this experience inside me for a long time - from my days working at an amusement park. I contemplated making Gudgudi for quite a while because it isn't an easy subject to approach, but eventually I had to trust my gut and the core emotional truth the film revolves around. The story comes from those moments of feeling unseen in a room full of people - something all of us experience in our everyday lives. At its heart, the film is a...